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Capacitors in Parallel
Total capacitance of capacitors in parallel
DC Circuits
Source Details
Id
elec-capacitors-parallel
Name
Capacitors in Parallel
Discipline
electrical
Category
DC Circuits
Latex
C_{total} = C_1 + C_2
Description
Total capacitance of capacitors in parallel
Variables
[
{
"symbol": "Cₜₒₜₐₗ",
"name": "Total Capacitance",
"unit": "F",
"siUnit": "F"
},
{
"symbol": "C₁",
"name": "Capacitance 1",
"unit": "F",
"siUnit": "F"
},
{
"symbol": "C₂",
"name": "Capacitance 2",
"unit": "F",
"siUnit": "F"
}
]Solve For
Cₜₒₜₐₗ
Tags
capacitor, parallel, total, equivalent
Is Custom
false